It's all about road safety

The government had raised huge sums through fines, he added, and yet, at the same time, the number of traffic officers on duty had fallen by 20%.

So actual useful cops who can make intelligent judgments (sometimes!) are being removed from the streets entirely, not being freed up to do more useful things. More lies from the police and the government, more genuine bad driving being ignored in favour of taxing people for no reason.